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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 420 |
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City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | Des Moines |
State | IA |
Zip Code | 50392 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 32178-12
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6. House ID# 315880000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2020 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Christopher D. Payne |
Date | 1/19/2021 4:24:46 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code INS
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act
This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak by providing paid sick leave, tax credits, and free COVID-19 testing; expanding food assistance and unemployment benefits; and increasing Medicaid funding.
HR 748: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act
This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. The bill provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations for federal agencies to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. The supplemental appropriations are designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits. In addition, the bill funds various loans, grants, and other forms of assistance for businesses, industries, states, local governments, and hospitals; provides tax rebates of up to $1,200 per individual and an additional $500 per child, subject to limits based on adjusted gross income; temporarily expands unemployment benefits; and suspends payments and interest on federal student loans. The bill includes several other provisions that modify a wide range of programs and requirements, including those regarding oversight of the activities and funding authorized by this bill; the tax treatment of withdrawals from retirement accounts, business income, losses, and charitable contributions; medical product supplies; health insurance coverage for COVID-19 testing and vaccinations; the health care and aviation workforces; mortgage payments, evictions, and foreclosures for properties with federally backed mortgages; student loans and financial aid; aviation excise taxes; Medicare and Medicaid; the Food and Drug Administration drug approval process; the emergency paid sick leave program; banking and accounting rules; and the U.S. Postal Service's borrowing authority.
S4626: Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability (SAFE DATA) Act A bill to establish data privacy and data security protections for consumers in the United States.
HR 2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act This bill prohibits employment practices that discriminate against making reasonable accommodations for qualified employees affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. A qualified employee is an employee or applicant who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the position, with specified exceptions. Specifically, the bill declares that it is an unlawful employment practice to, among other things fail to make reasonable accommodations to known limitations of such employees unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on an entity's business operation; require a qualified employee affected by such condition to accept an accommodation other than any reasonable accommodation arrived at through an interactive process; deny employment opportunities based on the need of the entity to make such reasonable accommodations to a qualified employee; require such employees to take paid or unpaid leave if another reasonable accommodation can be provided; or take adverse action in terms, conditions, or privileges of employment against a qualified employee requesting or using such reasonable accommodations. The bill sets forth enforcement procedures and remedies that cover different types of employees in relation to such unlawful employment practices.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Christopher D. |
Payne |
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Stanley Nguyen |
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Shimp |
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Schoening |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 748: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act
This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. The bill provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations for federal agencies to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. The supplemental appropriations are designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits. In addition, the bill funds various loans, grants, and other forms of assistance for businesses, industries, states, local governments, and hospitals; provides tax rebates of up to $1,200 per individual and an additional $500 per child, subject to limits based on adjusted gross income; temporarily expands unemployment benefits; and suspends payments and interest on federal student loans. The bill includes several other provisions that modify a wide range of programs and requirements, including those regarding oversight of the activities and funding authorized by this bill; the tax treatment of withdrawals from retirement accounts, business income, losses, and charitable contributions; medical product supplies; health insurance coverage for COVID-19 testing and vaccinations; the health care and aviation workforces; mortgage payments, evictions, and foreclosures for properties with federally backed mortgages; student loans and financial aid; aviation excise taxes; Medicare and Medicaid; the Food and Drug Administration drug approval process; the emergency paid sick leave program; banking and accounting rules; and the U.S. Postal Service's borrowing authority.
S 3548 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act
This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. The bill provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations for federal agencies to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. The supplemental appropriations are designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits. In addition, the bill funds various loans, grants, and other forms of assistance for businesses, industries, states, local governments, and hospitals; provides tax rebates of up to $1,200 per individual and an additional $500 per child, subject to limits based on adjusted gross income; temporarily expands unemployment benefits; and suspends payments and interest on federal student loans. The bill includes several other provisions that modify a wide range of programs and requirements, including those regarding oversight of the activities and funding authorized by this bill; the tax treatment of withdrawals from retirement accounts, business income, losses, and charitable contributions; medical product supplies; health insurance coverage for COVID-19 testing and vaccinations; the health care and aviation workforces; mortgage payments, evictions, and foreclosures for properties with federally backed mortgages; student loans and financial aid; aviation excise taxes; Medicare and Medicaid; the Food and Drug Administration drug approval process; the emergency paid sick leave program; banking and accounting rules; and the U.S. Postal Service's borrowing authority.
HR 6257 Public Service Retirement Fairness Act of 2020
The bill would amend the Code to permit 403(b)(7) custodial accounts to invest in group trusts intended to satisfy the requirements of Revenue Ruling 81-100 (i.e., collective trust funds), in addition to the stock of regulated investment companies. The bill would also amend the securities registration exemptions to treat 403(b) plans like 401(a) plans with respect to their ability to invest in collective investment trusts and insurance company separate accounts, provided that: (1) the plan is subject to ERISA; (2) the plan sponsor accepts fiduciary responsibility for selecting the investments that participants can select under the plan; (3) the plan is a governmental plan; or (4) the plan has a separate exemption from the securities rules. The bill would also clarify an existing securities law exemption for 403(b) custodial accounts
HR 133, The Consolidated Appropriations Act: This bill directs the Department of State to develop a strategy to enhance economic cooperation and expand professional and educational exchange programs between the United States and Mexico. The State Department shall develop strategies to encourage more academic exchanges between the countries, as well as exchanges to encourage strengthening business skills and entrepreneurship. The State Department shall also promote energy infrastructure coordination and educational development. It shall also assess ways to develop partnerships between the countries' medical and nursing schools. The plan should ensure that accreditation standards for such schools are comparable so that students in Mexico can pass the licensing exams needed to practice in the United States.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Christopher D |
Payne |
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Stanley Nguyen |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or the HEROES Act: This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. Among other things, the bill: provides FY2020 emergency supplemental appropriations to federal agencies; provides payments and other assistance to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments; provides additional direct payments of up to $1,200 per individual; expands paid sick days, family and medical leave, unemployment compensation, nutrition and food assistance programs, housing assistance, and payments to farmers; modifies and expands the Paycheck Protection Program, which provides loans and grants to small businesses and nonprofit organizations; establishes a fund to award grants for employers to provide pandemic premium pay for essential workers; expands several tax credits and deductions; provides funding and establishes requirements for COVID-19 testing and contact tracing; eliminates cost-sharing for COVID-19 treatments; extends and expands the moratorium on certain evictions and foreclosures; and requires employers to develop and implement infectious disease exposure control plans. The bill also modifies or expands a wide range of other programs and policies, including those regarding Medicare and Medicaid, health insurance, broadband service, medical product supplies, immigration, student loans and financial aid, the federal workforce, prisons, veterans benefits, consumer protection requirements, the U.S. Postal Service, federal elections, aviation and railroad workers, and pension and retirement plans.
HR 133, The Consolidated Appropriations Act: This bill directs the Department of State to develop a strategy to enhance economic cooperation and expand professional and educational exchange programs between the United States and Mexico. The State Department shall develop strategies to encourage more academic exchanges between the countries, as well as exchanges to encourage strengthening business skills and entrepreneurship. The State Department shall also promote energy infrastructure coordination and educational development. It shall also assess ways to develop partnerships between the countries' medical and nursing schools. The plan should ensure that accreditation standards for such schools are comparable so that students in Mexico can pass the licensing exams needed to practice in the United States.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
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